VR for Pain Management

The introduction of VR has been the technological shakeup that the media industry needed to recognize its full potential to have a positive impact on the world.

Immersive VR/360 media is commonly used to reduce pain and discomfort during medical procedures, resulting in a fewer need for opioid pain killers and creating fewer dependences to the drug that kills so many every year.

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https://mental.jmir.org/2017/1/e9/